Microwave Suggestions

I've had good experience with KitchenAid and Whirlpool.

At one point, almost all microwave oven guts were made in Korea, probably China now. Outside of commercial grade, I guess these are made to toss after a few years.

Pity Speed Queen doesn't make kitchen appliances.

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GE Profile

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We bought one of these after Ida with the built in air fryer. It's been great.

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Panasonic

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another vote for Panasonic .... I've had 2 that have each lasted close to 20 years

How complicated is it to pull & replace one of these?
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Not too complicated. But you almost have to buy a trim kit with the new unit as they are typically specific to the microwave.

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GE Appliances is now owned by Haier of Shandong, China.

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When did that happen? Been looking at replacing electric stove with a GE gas one. May have to reconsider

Most microwaves come from the same factory

We found evidence that most countertop microwaves sold in the US are manufactured by just one company, Midea. We confirmed with Midea that it makes and sells Toshiba, Comfee, and Black+Decker ovens. We’re also confident that GE, Whirlpool, Sharp, Breville, Insignia, Magic Chef, Hamilton Beach, and others also sell microwaves that were originally built and probably designed in large part by Midea, though all parties that we contacted declined to comment. But here’s why we think Midea is the original manufacturer.

The first clue is that at a given capacity, there are usually at least four different models with the same wattage and dimensions. They have identical contours inside the oven and identical patterns in their ventilation grates, too. They sometimes have the same FCC ID (to be sold in the US, any piece of hardware that can create radio interference, like a magnetron, needs one). And some of them say plainly on the rear label that they’re manufactured by Midea.

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Panasonic Inverter

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they all seem to be cheap throw away units.

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Had a guy come work on mine a few years ago. He said he had been doing appliance repair for about 30 years. He pointed to a metal shield inside the microwave and described how it went from a sturdy piece of steel that was welded in, to thinner metal, then thin, cheap metal with 4 screws, then 2 screws, etc., until now it is damn near a piece of foil pie plate material that is sitting there unattached and ready to rattle its arse off if slightly out of place.